The White House: U.S. ground troops ‘not part of plan’ in Iran
The White House says deploying United States ground troops in Iran is not currently part of the military strategy in ...
U.S. President Donald Trump has hinted at the possibility of rejoining the World Health Organization. This comes after signing an executive order to withdraw the country.
United States President, Donald Trump, says he may consider rejoining the World Health Organization after signing an executive order to withdraw the United States on his first day in office.
Trump's decision to withdraw comes as he accused the World Health Organization - which gets a fifth of its budget from the US - of ripping America off, claiming unfairness in what the United States pays in comparison to China.
Now the United States president hints of a possible return to the World Health Organization after reduced figures have been discussed, saying he's been offered a reduced figure of $39 million from the initial amount of $500 million.
United Nations agencies and the European Union met Trump's decision to withdraw the United States with concern as they believe the funding from the U.S. has been crucial to the success of the Organization.
The United States is scheduled to leave the World Health Organization on January 22, 2026. If this is achieved, experts believe it could lead to delayed responses to major disease outbreaks.
U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. military has enough stockpiled weapons to fight wars "forever"; in a social media post late on Monday. The remarks came hours before conflict in Iran and the Middle East entered its fourth day.
U.S. first lady, Melania Trump chaired a UN Security Council meeting on children and education in conflict on Monday (2 March), a move criticised by Iran as hypocritical following U.S. and Israeli strikes that triggered a UN warning about risks to children.
A torpedo from a U.S. submarine sunk an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka, U.S. Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth told reporters as the Iranian conflcit entered its fifth day on Wednesday.
The U.S. embassy in Riyadh was hit by two drones resulting in a limited fire and some material damage, the kingdom's defence ministry said in a post on X on Tuesday, citing an initial assessment.
Shahid Motahari Sub-Speciality Hospital in northern Tehran and parts of the Golestan Palace were bombed on day two of the U.S.‑Israel strikes. AnewZ Touraj Shiralilou is in Iran's capital city and said that the facility was flattened in an airstrike.
The White House says deploying United States ground troops in Iran is not currently part of the military strategy in the ongoing conflict with Tehran.
Israel has warned residents to leave a significant area in southern Lebanon, instructing them to move north of the Litani River as hostilities with the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah intensified on Wednesday.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the United States is making gains in its conflict with Iran after a key Iranian naval target was destroyed, confirming that the strike was carried out by a U.S. submarine off the coast of Sri Lanka. Rescue efforts are now under way for the ship’s crew.
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Strikes across the Middle East are intensifying, fuelling travel disruption, driving up global energy prices and forcing diplomatic missions to shut their doors.
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